Activision Blizzard Sued For Wrongful Death Of Employee Who Committed Suicide
Activision Blizzard is being sued again. This time, rather than board members angry over Activision Blizzard's pending acquisition by Microsoft but the bereaved parents of a former employee who committed suicide while on a company retreat.
In documents obtained by The Washington Post, Paul and Janet Moynihan accuse Activision Blizzard's toxic work environment of contributing to their daughter's suicide. Kerri Moynihan was found dead in her room at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa during a company retreat in 2017. The complaint alleges sexual harassment from her male boss, Greg Restituito, was a "significant factor" leading to her death.
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Furthermore, the suit accuses Activision Blizzard of trying to obstruct the investigation into Kerri Moynihan's suicide. The suit alleges detectives from the Anaheim Police Department requested both the company laptops and cell phones of Moynihan and Restituito. Activision Blizzard refused to provide either for Restituito, and when the company did produce Moynihan's cell phone the device had already been "wiped."
The suit follows after the California DFEH issued its lawsuit last year with harrowing details of a female employee who committed suicide. Although the DFEH suit never provided a name, the details seem to line up with this recent lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday from Moynihan's parents.
The DFEH suit told of a female employee who killed herself in her hotel room while on a company retreat after persistent sexual harassment. The suit also noted that nude photos of the female employee had previously been shared at a holiday party.
When news of the DFEH lawsuit first broke last
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